Pasting mechanism for cigar-bunch-rolling machines.



'Patented Aug. 22, |899.

R. -M. ARUSSELL.

PASTING MECHANISM FOR CIGAR BUNCH RLLING MACHINES.

(Application led Dec. 2, 1897. Rnewed Apr. 20, 1899.)

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ROSS M. RUSSELL, OF BINGHAMTON, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR TO THE KEYES BAKERVOIGAR ROLLING AMACHINE COMPANY, OF SAME PLACE.

PASTING MECHANISM FOR ClGAR-BUNCH-ROLLING MACHINES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 631,332, dated August22, 1899.

Application filed December 2, 1897. Renewed April 20, 1899. Serial No.713,752. (Numodeli) To all whom it' may concern:

Beit known that I, Ross M. RUSSELL, of Binghamton, in the county ofBroome, in the State of New York, have invented new and usefulImprovements in Pasting Mechanism for Cigar-Bunch-Rolling Machines, ofwhich the following, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings,is a full, clear, and exact description.

My invention relates to pasting mechanisms of cigar-bunch-rollingmachines.

My object is to produce a pasting mechanism by which a uniformv quantityof paste is applied every time either to the Wrapper or to the head ofthe bunch, embodying a suitable reservoir, an eduction-port therefromleading to a rotating and reciprocating "alve by which it is conductedinto the valve-chamber and expressed therefrom into and through aconduit to be discharged therefrom intermittentlyin suitable quantities,as by a single drop or globule, each time the operator moves theactuating-lever, the rotation of the valve operating fo close the portopening into the valve or valve-chamber and to open the eduction-porttherefrom, whereby suflicient paste is supplied for the purpose withoutwaste and without a surplusage. I also provide an improvedwrapper-nicking mechanism. It is constructed as follows, reference beinghad to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a sideelevation. Fig. :l is a transverse section thereof on line a; .fr inFig. 1. Fig. 3 is a vertical section on line 'L1/y, Fig. 2, showing thedischarge-port from the reservoir open. Fig. 4 is a like View showingitl closed by the rotation of the valve-plun ger. Fig. 5 is a verticalsection on a diametrically opposite line to that in Fig. 3, showing thedischarge-port open. Fig. 6 is a like view showing it closed and theeduction-port from the valve-chamber open. Fig. 7 is a detailillustrating the camways for rotating the valve-plunger. Fig. 8 is aplan perspective of the valve-plunger.

It is not considered necessary to illustrate an entirecigar-bunch-rolling machine, but only sufficient to illustrate theprinciple of the operation of my present devices, since they can beapplied to any machine of that class.

A vis a suitable table, which carries the bunch rolling chamber and theWrapperstretcher or guiding devices, being supported by the end piece 2,and 3 -is a suitable bracket thereon, upon which a standard 4 is erectedto carry the paste-reservoir 5, which is a suitable vessel provided witha discharge-port 6, opening into a valve-chamber 7, in which theValve-plunger 8 is suitably mounted to be given a combined rotary andlongitudinal motion regularly or intermittently. A vibratory bar 9 issecured upon said valve, and its lower end is provided With a guide,here shown as a roller 10, in normal engagement with one of the two cams11 and 12. A lever 13 is pivoted at 14 and connected by a rod 15 to theupper end of the bar 9, and 16 is a spring connected to said upper end.A stop 17 regulates the throw of said lever. At the proper time theoperator with `a finger swings said lever into the position shown inFig. 1 by the dotted lines, which vibrates the bar 9 to rock orsemirotate the valve and at the same time forceitinwardlyin thevalve-chamber through the engagement of the roller with the cam 1I.Normally a part 18 of the valve-chamber is filled with paste, which owsthrough the conductor 19 in the surface of the valve and which isnormally in engagement with the port 6, so that the valve is normallyopen and the conductor also is full of paste. The conduit 20 coincidesat one end with the eduction-port 21 of the valve-chamber. Thus whensaid valve-plunger is rotated or rocked the conductor 19 is brought tocoincide with the port 2l and the inward movement of said plunger forcesa modicum of paste from said lconductor into and through said conduit,to

be discharged either into the head of a bunch or onto the wrapper oronto a revolving or other header 22, to be by it applied to either thebunch or wrapper, or both. No claim is herein made for this headermechanism, as it forms a part of and is claimed in a pending applicationfiled by me August 20, 1896, Serial No. 603,334. A rod 23 connects saidleverl?) to a crank 24 upon a shaft 25, to which a vibratory arm 26 isconnected, and 27 is a nicher or knife connected to said arm and whichis thrown down to nick the wrapper whenever said lever is operated. Thespring IOO 1G throws all of the parts back to their normal positions,the cam 12 retractingr the plunger while it is being revolved back toits normal position with the conductor in coincidence with the port 6 toreceive a quantity of paste equal to the amount used. This conductor,chamber, @duction-port, and conduit are usually filled with paste all ofthe time, which from its sticky viscous nature will not exude when underpressure. A stop 28 regulates the normal position of Ithe lever andstops it upon its return.

Having described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure byLetters Patent, is-

1. In a pasting mechanism, the combination with a reservoir, avalve-chamber beneath it, provided with an induction-port from saidreservoir, and having a dischargeporr, a rocking plunger-valve in saidchamber, provided with a longitudinal channel adapted to separatelycoincide With said ports, and a vibratory arm on said valve, of a pairof cams with which said arm alternately eugages, and means to vibratesaid arm whereby said valve is rocked and reciprocatcd lon gitudinally.

2. A pasting mechanism comprising the combination with a header for acigar-bunchrolling mechanism receiving the head of a bunch While thewrapper is being: applied thereto, of a paste-reservoir, a conduitleading therefrom to said header, an intermediate lengthwise-channeledplunger-valve in a chamber beneath and connected by a port to saidreservoir, a vibratory arm upon said valve, and a pair of camsalternately engaged by said arm, and means to vibrate said arm wherebysaid valve is rocked and reciprocated lengthwise to force paste throughsaid conduit to said header.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 16th day ofNovember, 1897.

ROSS M. RUSSELL.

In presence of- C. W. SMITH, HOWARD P. DENIsoN.

